8:00 am

Welcome and Overview of Agenda
The President's Request and NBAC Plans for Response

Harold T. Shapiro, Ph.D., Chair

8:20 am

Executive Director's Report

Eric M. Meslin, Ph.D.

8:30 am

Scientific Issues

Harold E. Varmus, M.D., National Institutes of Health

9:30 am

Discussion with Commissioners

9:45 am

John Gearhart, M.D., Johns Hopkins University
James Thomson, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Austin Smith, Ph.D., University of Edinburgh

10:30 am

Discussion with Commissioners

10:45 am

Break

11:00 am

Medical Applications and Clinical Issues

Gary Hodgen, Ph.D., East Virginia Medical College
Daniel Perry, Alliance for Aging Research

11:30 am

Discussion with Commissioners

11:45 am

Public Testimony

12:15 pm

Lunch

1:15 pm

History and Public Policy

Patricia King, J.D., Georgetown University School of Law
John Robertson, J.D., University of Texas School of Law

2:00 pm

Discussion with Commissioners

2:15 pm

Ethical and Religious Considerations

Erik Parens, Ph.D., The Hastings Center
Françoise Baylis, Ph.D., Dalhousie University
Ted Peters, Ph.D., Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences
Karen Lebacqz, Ph.D., Pacific School of Religion

3:15 pm

Discussion with Commissioners

3:45 pm

Break

4:00 pm

General Commission Discussion

Harold T. Shapiro, Ph.D., Kathi Hanna, Ph.D., and Commissioners

Review of draft staff outline
Scope of the report
Discussion of future witnesses and commissioned papers

5:15 pm

Next Steps

Harold T. Shapiro, Ph.D.

5:30 pm

Adjournment

8:00 am

Opening Remarks

Harold T. Shapiro, Ph.D.

8:05 am

Discussion of the Commission Draft Report

Thomas H. Murray, Ph.D., Kathi Hanna, Ph.D., and Commissioners

10:35 am

Break

11:00 am

Discussion Continues

Thomas H. Murray, Ph.D., Kathi Hanna, Ph.D., and Commissioners

12 Noon

Lunch

1:00 pm

Discussion Continues

Thomas H. Murray, Ph.D., Kathi Hanna, Ph.D., and Commissioners

2:00 pm

Adjournment